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- Comment on GTA V was released on this day, 12 years ago 6 hours ago:
No… no that’s impossible… fuck. 14 years, huh? I remember it was 11/11/11 and there were ads for it on city buses, and I thought “wow i guess video games are mainstream now”
- Comment on Do you think conservative feel the same need to burn it all down as everyone else felt when trump won again? 1 day ago:
Maybe? Conservatives are mostly about feelings. The “fuck your feelings” thing was a confession and projection, as most conservative accusations are.
- Comment on Randy Pitchford Snaps Back at Borderlands 4 Criticism: 'Code Your Own Engine' 2 days ago:
I feel like they’d make more money if they started lower end machines. My friend has a potato laptop and would enjoy borderlands, so they’re out of luck. They’re not going to spend any money on a new gaming toy because it’s not that big a hobby for them. I imagine there are many such people.
- Comment on 'Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for premium gamers' is Randy Pitchford's tone deaf retort to the performance backlash: 'If you're trying to drive a monster truck with a leaf blower's motor, you're going to be disappointed' 2 days ago:
I liked that one but weirdly there’s no NG+ and the DLC kind of sucked. I finished it with a friend and we were like, “that’s it?”. It’s not very long, and it ends shortly after your end of skill tree powers become available.
- Comment on Borderlands 4 Launches To Mostly Negative Steam Reviews Over Performance Issues And Crashing 5 days ago:
I forgot they were even making this game. BL3 was kind of bad, the pre sequel was painful. The tiny Tina one was okay but weirdly had no ng+ and shitty dlc. Meh.
- Comment on Microsoft mandates a return to office, 3 days per week 6 days ago:
Workers should unite and tell management to get fucked.
- Comment on Microsoft mandates a return to office, 3 days per week 6 days ago:
Capriciously applied rules is a terrible system. We hold up ideals like “rule of law” and “democracy” but as soon as capital is involved it’s right back to “I am the law” and tyranny.
- Comment on Massively Overthinking: Is it possible to launch a new subscription MMORPG in 2025? 1 week ago:
You’re probably more correct than not. I’d be curious to see like those people’s budgets. How many are carrying credit card debt or neglecting other parts of their life to spend on digital gambling?
- Comment on Fractal Incursions Bonus Event! 1 week ago:
Not sure! I made it to one of the open world ones and it was the snowblind boss dude and I’m not sure what the other one was. It went quick and was very crowded.
The quick play fractal runs are just fractals except easier, I think. Extra waypoints and free revives.
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- Comment on what boss in any video game has an insanely cool intro to them before fighting? 1 week ago:
There was an interesting video I saw online that was saying the final boss’s theme is interesting because it’s a piano piece for two players. The boss’s theme in it is very static, and the other, presumably yours, is more dynamic. Fits with the hollowing static world
- Comment on have some standards 1 week ago:
I’ve always refused to pay a subscription, so I relate to that. I’m a big fan of Guild Wars (1 and 2) for not having one, and not having a power treadmill. It’s nice to hop in after a while away and still be competitive.
I did get an old partner to play Path of Exile for a while. We still laugh about how that was kind of an anomaly - they don’t normally like that sort of game at all, but somehow we spent like 2 months hammering on it together.
Always looking for good couch co-op. My current person isn’t much of a video games person, but Cat Quest II has been good fun so far. The Binding of Isaac was a little too much for them.
- Comment on have some standards 1 week ago:
(Unless she also likes MMOs, then you’re meant for each other)
My friend’s brother and brother’s wife play WoW together. They have their living room set up so they can play side by side. It’s nice they have a fun hobby they do together. (They also engage with real life, but they live far away so I rarely personally see them)
- Comment on Massively Overthinking: Is it possible to launch a new subscription MMORPG in 2025? 1 week ago:
Who has money to spend on a subscription?
Also even when I had money, I don’t want to keep buying the game every month. It’s stressful, and sometimes I like playing other things.
- Comment on Bluesky now platform of choice for science community 2 weeks ago:
True. I just had a long discussion with a former coworker about that yesterday. I don’t buy the whole “people who go to college aren’t smart. the salt of the earth really know how the world works” that comes up sometimes.
- Comment on Bluesky now platform of choice for science community 2 weeks ago:
Most people aren’t that bright. Even people who are experts in one field or another.
But more than that, most people don’t care about things. They don’t know how platforms work, and they don’t care. Just picture a boundless void where things fall in- that’s the typical user apathy.
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t believe you. Sorry.
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 3 weeks ago:
Please go read en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_privilege and the related articles, such as en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 3 weeks ago:
For example, white men will generally have an easier time in public spaces. Police and shops are less likely to bother them.
privilege doesn’t mean “you have a yacht” or “you’re rich”
- Comment on what are the grievances with the "male loneliness epidemic"? 3 weeks ago:
I kind of assume it’s the juxtaposition of “I as a white man have immense social privilege” with “I can’t get anyone to play with me”. Like, other people are worried about being abducted on the street and you’re sad you can’t play basketball with your bros?
The sadness of loneliness can be real but in contrast to other things it can feel like it needs to be triaged into a lower priority. And then some men lose their shit over that, which makes people take them less seriously.
- Comment on It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25 3 weeks ago:
Much like fox news, you are not a credible source. If you want people to believe you, you’re going to have to do better than “trust me, bro”. You may very well believe what you’re saying, but why would anyone else?
Would you believe me if I said, I don’t know, all the Italians in Astoria make a ton of money in elaborate underground boxing rings? I mean, maybe you would since you seem to believe Fox news, but you shouldn’t because I just made that up .
- Comment on Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Felony Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C. 3 weeks ago:
Good job, grand jury.
- Comment on It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25 3 weeks ago:
Nothing owned by News Corp is credible
- Comment on It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25 3 weeks ago:
I remember Fox News in Dallas that did a segment on panhandlers.
Fox News is not a credible source
- Comment on Every dam time 3 weeks ago:
What I was getting at is why is the signal like that if most people don’t have the hardware to utilize it, and it’s a really bad experience with the more common hardware. Unless people with basic stereo is actually the minority
- Comment on Every dam time 3 weeks ago:
Do most people have that kind of setup? Almost everyone I know is watching from a basic tv, a shitty laptop, or with midrange headphones
- Comment on Modern Windows in a nutshell 3 weeks ago:
I read they’re using react, the JavaScript library, for the start menu. If true that strikes me as insane
- Comment on Elden Ring on Switch 2 Is a Disaster in Handheld Mode - IGN 3 weeks ago:
Easier and harder are not the goal posts being discussed.
Back when game design was an actual artform, having a boss who’s easy with one build but terrible against another up-to-then valid build indicates BAD GAME DESIGN
“easy”
easy
EASY
Are you kidding me right now? Is this a bit?
- Comment on Elden Ring on Switch 2 Is a Disaster in Handheld Mode - IGN 3 weeks ago:
Your post was nonsense. “You can’t have a boss that is strong against something else that used to work” is a stupid design “rule” you made up. Like every game that has meaningfully different builds is going to have parts that are easier or harder for a build.
- Comment on Elden Ring on Switch 2 Is a Disaster in Handheld Mode - IGN 3 weeks ago:
Yes, for example, famously pokemon with the elemental gyms was bad design. You should totally be able to use your fire pokemon to fight the fire gym. /s
And certainly no other game has something like a fire elemental boss that you can’t use fire on.
There’s just such a contingent of people who get off on hating from soft. It’s tedious as heck